Zilean with Aatrox
How to Synergize Zilean and Aatrox
based on 2,266 Zilean with Aatrox pairsHow We Analyze Champion Pairings in LoL
Zilean Aatrox Synergy Summary
Best Zilean vs Aatrox Counter Build
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Guide to Synergizing Zilean and Aatrox
Tips for Playing as Zilean with Aatrox
Time Warp is an effective way to enable allies to finish off enemies, or escape from a losing battle.
Chronoshift is a powerful deterrent to attacking your carries, but casting Chronoshift too early in a fight can cause the enemy to switch targets too soon, making it less effective.
You can combine the use of Time Bomb and Rewind to place two Time Bombs on a target quickly. Placing the second bomb will detonate the first and stun all nearby enemies.
Advice to Understand How Aatrox Will Play
Cast World Ender when you are sure you can force a fight.
Use Umbral Dash while casting The Darkin Blade to increase your chances of hitting the enemy.
Crowd Control abilities like Infernal Chains or your allies' immobilizing effects will help you set up The Darkin Blade.
Zilean Aatrox Synergy Stats
How to Play with Aatrox as Zilean in LoL
The Zilean Aatrox synergy stats shown here demonstrate the areas of his gameplay that do better (or worse) when paired with Aatrox, compared to his overall stats. Significant differences are areas of focus that highlight how his gameplay changes when paired with this other champion.
Overall, Zilean sees a very large drop in his KDA (ratio of kills and assists to deaths) when paired with Aatrox. His KDA fell from NaN to NaN. This worsening shows that Aatrox helps Zilean perform poorer in ranked LoL games. Yet, the small difference indicates that this performance change is only marginal.
When Zilean plays on the same team as Aatrox, he sees a little decrease in his full damage dealt. This difference could signal that Aatrox does not provide cover for him to dish out more damage or that his presence also helps increase the round's duration. Similarly, when Zilean is played with Aatrox on the same team, he usually scores many fewer killing sprees compared to when he plays alone. This is contrasting evidence that he is worse when playing synergisticly with Aatrox.
Moreover, when Zilean plays with Aatrox on the same side, he usually receives a little less damage than when he fights alone. Taking not as much damage could indicate that Aatrox does a decent job of covering Zilean during teamfights.
Synergies between Zilean and Aatrox
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Is Zilean better when played alongside Aatrox?
There is no perfect companion for Zilean that will no matter what be his top synergy. However, Aatrox is a very typical teammate for Zilean. By being on the same side as Zilean, he raises their win rate by 0.2% to 50.9%. This proves that there is not really a strong bond between Zilean and Aatrox that results in them performing at the top of their game together than without each other.
Aatrox has a lower difficulty than Zilean. That means Zilean players don't need to be careful when finding Aatrox comrades to fight alongside, as they will need a relatively low level of skill to play well with you.
Fighting together, you will likely see an overall large increase in your team’s capacity to deal magical damage. Combined, these champs can deal quite a lot of AP type damage.
In contrast, by bringing Zilean and Aatrox together, you probably will not be providing your side much tankyness. Make sure to bring other champs on your team that helps cover this disparity in this pairing's potential.
Regardless of your Aatrox ally's skill level, you need to focus on maximizing your income, staying alive by avoiding foolish fights, and clearing objectives. If you follow these simple suggestions, you will do well, regardless.
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Further Insights to Win with this Champion Pairing
To truly master Zilean in order to synergize with Aatrox during both the laning and mid / late game phases of League rounds, you should keep reading to gather a few extra tricks and insights into this champion pairing. If you mind the build and tips shown here, you should grow your win rate by a lot.
The most important finished items to build first in your Zilean and Aatrox synergy build consist of Shurelya's Battlesong, Dream Maker, and Imperial Mandate. When Zilean used at least these three finished items in his build, he performed much better when paired up with Aatrox than with many other commonly used builds. In fact, Zilean had an average win rate of 50.9% when synergizing his build and playstyle to Aatrox with this build.
To have the highest likelihood of vanquishing your oponents, you should use the Summon Aery, Manaflow Band, Transcendence, Waterwalking, Cheap Shot, and Relentless Hunter runes from the Sorcery and Domination rune sets. Out of all the rune sets that we analyzed for this champion pairing, this sequence of runes resulted in the highest win rate. Notably, these runes gave a 50.9% winrate overall.
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